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JAMEsLAWToN, or GLENH'AM, NEW YORK.

` Letters Patent No. 95,237, dated. September 28, k1869.

'-IWROVBMENT IN PEEDING--ATTAGHMENT POR CARDING--ENG-INE. a

The Schedule referred to in theserLetters Patent and making part of allesame.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES LAWTON, of Glcnham,

in the county of Dutchess, and State of New York, have invented a newand improved Feed-Attachment to Oarding-Machines; and I do herebydeclare that the following isa full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof,

which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same,:reference being had to the accompanyforming part of this specification,in

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Figure l represents a side viewof my improved vfeed-attachment tocarding-machines. Figure '2 isavertical transverse section of the same.

-' Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. i

` Thisinvention relates to a new attachment to cardlng-machines, whichis to be asubstitute 'for the ordinary strap heretofore 'in use. y

This strap, which is provided "with projecting prongs; and which has forits object to guide and carry forward the material -on the mainfeed-belt, is unreliable for the two following reasons: In the rstplace, itis apt to slip' v on the rollers, and thereby faile y toeffect. itspurpose; and in the next` place, it isv liable tohreak and tobe carried between the feed-rollers, where it makes so much confusionthat it is very troublesome to' be removed and replaced.'

u; The present invention consists in the employment j'frollers in placeof the strap, said rollers having teeth, to carry the material on thefeed-belt. They are geared together with the feed-roller, so that theymust "remain in operation as long as said rollers are in aotion.

A, in the drawing, represents the feed-belt of the ordinarycarding-machine. y

B B are .the feed-rollers ofthe same.

In front of the feed-rollers, and above the ends of the feed-belt, inthe frame O, are hung three, or more o r less, rollers, D D, which 'haveprojecting prongs, a a

on their edges, and which are all ,hung on the same level.

'lrhese rollers carry toothed wheels, b` b, on their axles, said wheelsbeing connected by pinions, c c, with each other and with thefeed-rollers, so that the rollers D are all turned in the samedirection, as indicated bythe arrows in g. 1.

A sheet-metal or other shield, E, is interposed between the gear-wheelsand the feedbelt, to prevent the material from coming in contact withthe gearing.

The rollers cannot get out of order, and cannot slip, Y so that theywill be sure to operate satisfactorily.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A Y As animprovement upon the Apperly and Qlissola leed for carding-machines, thecombination of the pronged rollers D, arranged on the same level, theltoothed wheels b b, pinions ce, and'shield E, all operating to move theroving to the card-cylinder, as and for the purpose specified.

. J vLAWTON.

Witnesses GUERNSEY SMITH, ALsoN DUBOIS.

